As it turns out, the patient was suffering from Ebola, one of
numerous cases in a recent outbreak in Uganda. The patient later
died from the hemorrhagic fever. But before dying, he reported
the theft of his phone to hospital security, who began
investigating.

Police detectives traced the suspected thief, age 40, after he
began communicating with friends using the stolen phone.

The Monitor reported that "as police zeroed in on him, he
developed symptoms similar to those of Ebola and sought
medication at the hospital."

“The suspect is admitted at Kagadi Hospital with clinical signs
of Ebola," Dr. Dan Kyamanywa, the Kibaale District Health
Officer, told the Monitor.

Ebola virus, which causes Ebola hemorrhagic fever, is considered
one of the world's most terrifying viruses: victims tend to die
bloody and painful deaths, bleeding from every orifice.

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni warned in a televised broadcast
that people should refrain from physical contact like shaking
hands, casual sex and do-it-yourself burials to reduce the chance
of contracting Ebola.